Posted on Oct 16, 2008 under Uncategorized, dried flowers |
You say you’re ready to do some special floral arrangements using natural product to add to your home accessories. How & where do we begin? Let me be your guide, just come with me to my favorite dried flower wholesale supplier at www.schustersoftexas.com. Now that we’ve gotten the supplies we need, get started with these step by step instructions. Layer #1, place 3 natural Sun Palms in staggered positions; Layer #2, mix in the preserved foliage of the burgundy Lasianthia leaves; Layer #3, add 2-3 dried Hydrangeas in the vibrant colors of burgundy/blue (pinch off a bloom or two to glue onto the Sun Palms in selected places); Layer #4, add a few bleached bell caps with 3-4 natural colored Mahogany Pods. Final step, tie together with a gathered-up bow of natural raffia, leaving curly streamers. Hang-on the front door to welcome your visitors with colorful pizzazz.
Lead your guests into a floral paradise using the exotics of Ting Ting flowers in candy pink with Twisted Ting Ting in Boudreaux & Flax Grass in what else but Bordeaux. Select at least 3 Banksia in Bordeaux to serve as the center of interest. Place around the Banksia the Ting Ting flowers & Twisted Ting, pulling blades of the Flax Grass at random. Poke-in several stalks of 20” natural Cane Coils & Cane Springs, to be the tallest points, keeping the arrangement loose & airy. Set these in an appropriate container such as a milk glass vase or clay pot.
With all this decorating going on, keep in mind the different aromas available in potpourri. Being the crafty, decorative genius we are, we can make our own using natural products from our wholesale source, www.schustersoftexas.com, using the preserved flowers & preserved foliage available. We can combine the burgundy preserved Peppermint with the burgundy preserved Cedar Leaves. Tempt our palate by adding the purple or red Eucalyptus. Arrange these into a bundle form, placing the cedar & peppermint on the bottom with stems overlapping in the center. Place the Eucalyptus gingerly on top of the above, along with a couple of cinnamon sticks. Wrap this bundle of nose twitching treats with several strands of raffia for home accessories to bring pleasure to all who enter. Place on a table in your entry way or lay on a window sill or hang as swags above the entry door.
Thinking on the same wave length or should I say following the aroma trail we’ll be using the preserved Eucalyptus dried wreath (wreaths are not just for hanging anymore).
Place it in a straw basket large enough to hold it up sideways. Add, to the wreath, just the heads of the merlot Celosia, using at least 5 good sized ones; mix-in burgundy Vabascum tips, letting them hang down & around the wreath. Make a nice sized raffia bow using the natural color & attach at the base of the wreath. How about that for an aromatic change?
Everyone I know loves plants. Since I have no green thumb, I rely heavily on dried preserved greenery such as the green Succulent with a mix of green Lasiantha added for fullness & natural color of the Phalaris & basil twisted Tin Ting snipped off to the length of your choosing. Place in a terra cotta pot. Why not do several of these at a time to take to a neighbor or a shut-in, with a note attached “No Care Needed”? Wouldn’t that be a nice jester on your part?
Another option could find us using several 3’-4’ Birch Branch bundles mounted in a large container. Place a 30” Peacock Feather Spray down in front of the Birch. At the base fill in with green preserved hanging Amaranthus (fairly thick), having it spill (in different lengths) over the edge of a clay pot.
Since I like arranging things in threes, let’s form a small 7” circle using the grapevine garland, gluing yellow Star flowers at random on the vine. Fill the circle with sheet moss, making a nest. Pop in a colorful fake bird for a tweet treat. Group these last 3 floral arrangements together for a complete overview.
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Posted on Jul 03, 2009 under dried foliage |
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Posted on Jul 03, 2009 under dried foliage |
Watercolor Demo by Sharon Farber showing how to paint mountains, foliage and reflections in water, in a Grand Tetons autumn landscape. Techiniques shown include wet on wet, dry brush, use of sponge, and masking fluid. Music by Ed Smith
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Posted on Jul 03, 2009 under dried flowers |
Templates available from Martha Stewart: http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=225e759a91841110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=paper%20roses&rsc=ns2006_m2
I had to pull the other one uploaded because of music… This video was never meant as an instructional. It was just something I did to show how easy a coffee filter could be made into a beautiful work of art. The video is far from sterling. The lighting is off. The rose is almost never center. But many people have requested it being slowed down. I would have to say, go to Martha Stewart’s website and see if they still have the video online. Get the instructions and templates there as well. Have fun.
Tools and Materials
Box of disposable cone coffee filters (8 filters will make one full bloom rose)
Scissors
Coffee filter rose templates
16-gauge floral wire
Floral tape
Water color paint
Flat brush
Bamboo skewer
Glue stick
Coffee Filter Roses How-To
1. Trace and cut petal shapes through both layers of filters, as per templates.
2. Form rose. With coffee filter No. 1, take four connected petals and poke an 18-inch length of 16-gauge floral wire down through the center of the bottom of one end petal so 1/2 inch of the wire remains sandwiched between two opposite petals.
3. Wrap adjacent two petals tightly around first two petals; wrap with floral tape around base, then 1/2 inch down wire, to secure.
4. When working with floral tape, pull it as you work to expose the sticky part of the tape.
5. With coffee filter No. 2, take four connected petals and sandwich “flower bud” between two opposite petals. On the adjacent petal pair, gently tear the perforation of the base so that you have a strip of 2 side-by-side petals. Wrap this petal strip around the other two petals and secure with tape.
6. With coffee filter No. 3, take four connected petals and gently tear the perforation at the base to create a strip of four petals. Wrap this petal strip around flower bud and secure with tape.
7. With coffee filter No. 4, gently tear the perforation at the base of petal shapes to create a strip of five petals. Wrap this petal strip around flower bud and secure with tape. (The folded petal gives rose stability and a more rounded form.)
8. With coffee filter No. 5, place three petals, overlapping slightly on rose and wrap just once (to avoid bulk) with floral tape to secure.
9. Wrap remaining three petals opposite the first three. Repeat for shapes cut from filters Nos. 6, 7, and 8. Use finger and thumb to separate petals, creating air pockets and making petals curve outward from the base. Use 3 or 4 extra single petals to fill in holes and give a rounded shape.
10. To paint the roses, use watercolor paints, mixed with a bit of water. Paint the base color, first doing the bottom, then the top, working from the inside out. Accentuate with a darker color on the tips. Use a flat brush to apply a third color of undiluted watercolor to edges. Let dry overnight.
11. Once painted roses are dry, curl left and right sides of outer petals around a bamboo skewer to create a point. Work your way from the outside to the inside of rose. Curl inner petals just slightly by wrapping top straight down around bamboo skewer.
12. Add five paper sepals secured with floral tape to short stem. Wrap floral tape in a spiral down wire stem several times to create a thick roselike stem. Burnish stem with skewer to smooth tape. Cut 6 paper leaves and sandwich a 4-inch wire between. Use a glue stick to stick 6 leaves together with a 4-inch wire stem.
13. Secure leaves to stem with floral tape.
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Posted on Jul 03, 2009 under dried flowers |
A Precious Petals Florist has only the finest floral arrangements and gifts. Call today to place your order at
(651)451-2394.
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Posted on Jul 03, 2009 under how to dry flowers |
i know your supposed to spray them with hairspray and hang them upside down? but how do you keep them from losing color and from crumbling to pieces? step by step instructions would be welcomed!
I hung mine upside down with a tack on the wall. it has been a year and they are still there. Just make sure that it isn’t where they can get broke as they will get fragile!
Posted on Jul 01, 2009 under dried pods |
Experience the health benefits of green tea like never before. Artisans in China have blended handpicked green tea leaves with jasmine then combined the mixture with different dried flowers to create an encapsulated pod. Place tea pod in the 5-cup glass teapot, pour boiling water over the pod, and watch it magically unfurl into an exquisite flower as it steeps. Includes twelve exotic teas: Floral Passion, Wild Flowers, Juliet’s Kiss, Oriental Beauty, Guilded Lotus, Noble Madam, London Fog, Fairy Lily, Lover’s Blossom, Camellia Joy, Butterfly Floret, and Summer Boquet.
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Posted on Jul 01, 2009 under dried foliage |
Admist most of the curries I prepare,Kadai Paneer,is probably one of the most favourite North Indian..Discover how to make Kadai Paneer using our easy to make Kadai Paneer recipes…..Ingredients :Paneer,Tomatoes,Dry Red Chilles,Green Chilles,GInger,Ginger Julienne,Coriander leaves,Whole COriander Leaves,Salt,Red Chilli Powder……http://hamariweb.com/recipes0000
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Posted on Jul 01, 2009 under dried flowers |
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Posted on Jun 29, 2009 under dried foliage |
This video is a segment of some recent work I did edited down to describe the first step of my weathering process on running gear (tracks, wheels etc.). To keep the length of videos down I decided to split my recent filming, so this particular video describes just the simple, initial techniques. These can be used to good effect if you don’t want to get too heavy with your weathering, but may be a little simple for some of you veterans.
Please comment and rate if you enjoy !
The next video covers my next steps in the process, which should be followed shortly after by a video on weathering the interior then this model can go in the display case and out of the way !
Cheers
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